Ukraine says Russia attacks in all directions in Donbass
Ukrainian officials said Russian forces intensified their attacks across the east and south of the country, but were repelled in some places.
Russian forces are focusing on the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, as well as the city of Kryvyi Rih in the southern Kherson region as they launch an offensive in all directions, said Alexei Arestovych, an adviser to the president. Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskysaid today.
Russia has controlled the city of Kherson since the early days of the campaign and has sought to turn it into a springboard into northern Ukraine. The Russian military is also continuing to strengthen its forces in the northeast, aiming to partially blockade the city of Kharkov, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Ukraine.
A building destroyed by shelling in Kharkov, Ukraine on April 25. Image: AP.
The agency added that the force Russia tried to attack other places in Donetsk but failed.
“In the last 24 hours, six attacks have been repelled in the areas of Donetsk and Lugansk. Four tanks, 5 artillery systems, 13 armored vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, two tanks and one anti-aircraft artillery airspace has been destroyed,” the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army said.
The Russian army also moved south, attacking the Zaporizhzhia area. The Ukrainian military leader said that his forces counter-attacked, destroying an ammunition depot, killing 70 Russian soldiers and causing serious damage to enemy forces in two areas in Kryvyi Rih.
The Southern Command of the Ukrainian Army said that Russian troops also tried to attack the city of Mykolaiv with heavy artillery shelling, but were met with fierce resistance, causing the Russian forces to withdraw.
The Russian side has not commented on these information. In a report on the situation of military operations in Ukraine published today, the Russian Defense Ministry said that on the night of April 25, Russia’s high-precision missiles hit four Ukrainian military facilities, including two. Ammunition depot in Kharkov, the second largest city in the country.
Russian forces also attacked 87 military facilities in Ukraine, destroying 59 armored vehicles, artillery, vehicles and killing a total of “500 enemy troops“.
The direction of Russian penetration in eastern Ukraine. Graphics: NY Times.
Thanh Tam (According to CNN)
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